Aden (name)

Aden

Pronunciation	/ˈɑːdɛn/ AH-den
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic, Somali, Hebrew

Aden (Somali: Aadan, Arabic: عدن) is an Arabic, Hebrew male name, used most commonly in Somalia. It can also be a surname.

Given name

• Aden Robleh Awaleh, (1941–2014), Djiboutian politician
• Aden Chambers (born 1983), American professional wrestler
• Aden Charmakeh (born 1984), Djiboutian football defender
• Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (1908–2007), first president of Somalia
• Aden Duale (born 1969), Somali-Kenyan politician
• Aden Durde (born 1980), American football linebacker
• Aden Hashi Farah (died 2008), Somali military commander
• Aden Flint (born 1989), English football defender
• Aden Gillett (born 1958), British actor
• Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi (born 1978), Somali politician and author
• Aden Kirk (born 1992), English darts player
• Aden Meinel (1922–2011), American astronomer
• Aden Ridgeway (born 1962), Australian politician from New South Wales
• Aden Saran-Sor, Somali warlord
• Aden Sugow, Kenyan politician
• Aden Young (born 1972), Canadian-Australian actor
• Gece Aden Yologlu (born 2011), Turkish Kid

Surname

• Amal Aden (born 1983), Somali-Norwegian writer
• Faisal Aden (born 1989), Somali basketball player
• Holger Aden (born 1965), German football forward
• Ibrahim Mohamed Aden (born 1972), Somali-American middle-distance runner
• Omar Hashi Aden (died 2009), Somali politician
• Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden (born c. 1946), Somali politician

Both

• Aden Ali Aden (born 1988), Qatari footballer